IBM Enterprise Storage Server

The IBM Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) or the Shark is an enterprise storage array from IBM.

IBM Enterprise Storage Server

Also known as	IBM Shark IBM ESS
Developer	IBM
Type	Storage server
Release date	1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Discontinued	2004
CPU	RISC-based
Predecessor	IBM Versatile Storage Server
Successor	IBM DS8000

History

Originally, in 1998 IBM released the IBM 2105 Versatile Storage Server (VSS).^[1] It did not meet commercial success and the successor came in 1999^[2] in the form of the ESS, based on the same Seascape architecture. The Seascape architecture was an IBM storage architecture that included off-the-shelf components, including RS/6000 processors and the Serial Storage Architecture (SSA). The ESS was also widely known by its IBM internal codename Shark.

The 2001 lineup have a redesigned case; this version won IF design award.^[3]

It has been superseded by the IBM DS8000 series of storage servers.

Models

• 2105-E10 IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model E10^[4] - (1999) 64 disks
• 2105-E20 IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model E20^[4] - (1999) 128 disks
• 2105-F10 IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model F10^[5] - (2000) 64 disks
• 2105-F20 IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model F20^[5] - (2000) 128 disks
• 2105-750 IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server Model 750^[6] - (2001)
• 2105-800 IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server Model 800^[6] - (2001)

Enclosures

• ESS expansion enclosure (The E10 model does not support an expansion enclosure) - 256 disks.

External links

• Gustavo Castets et al., IBM Enterprise Storage Server, IBM “Redbook” SG24-5465-01, second edition, 2001 September^{[permanent dead link]}

See also

• IBM Storage

• Extended Remote Copy
• FlashCopy
• Global Mirror
• Metro Mirror
• IBM Subsystem Device Driver
• IBM TotalStorage Expert

Preceded by IBM Versatile Storage Server

IBM Enterprise Storage Server 1999 - 2004

Succeeded by IBM System Storage DS8000

References

1. "IBM VERSATILE STORAGE SERVER OFFERS CONCURRENT MIXED PLATFORM STORAGE SOLUTIONS". www-01.ibm.com. 1998-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
2. "IBM unveils disk storage system - Jul. 26, 1999". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
3. "IBM TotalStorage". iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
4. "THE IBM ENTERPRISE STORAGE SERVER MULTI-PLATFORM STORAGE SOLUTION PROVIDES SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE". www-01.ibm.com. 1999-07-27. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
5. "IBM ENTERPRISE STORAGE SERVER MULTIPLATFORM STORAGE SOLUTION PROVIDES SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE". www-01.ibm.com. 2000-03-28. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
6. "IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server NowIncludes a 72.8 GB Drive Option for ImprovedScalability and Price/Performance" (PDF). www-01.ibm.com.